Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams to give public talk at the University of Winchester

FORMER Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams gives a public lecture at the University of Winchester next week.

The lecture, on June 11, titled Ethics and Empathy: A New Look, explores the boundaries between science, philosophy and human psychology.

Following recent neurological research which sparked further interest in the mapping of empathy circuits in the brain, Dr Williams considers the relationship between ethics and empathy.

He explores whether we can attribute what we call evil to the malfunctioning of such processes or whether we still need other factors such as language, culture, politics and religion to think through our ethical problems.

The lecture concludes a postgraduate research day in the department of theology and religious studies, in which students have the opportunity to present their work to their peers and staff.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr Williams to give the concluding lecture in the programme, and to make it open to a wider public.

“He is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished theologians and church leaders of his generation,” said Professor Neil Messer, head of theology and religious studies at the University of Winchester.

Dr Williams has published academic books and articles on subjects ranging from early Christian theology to Russian literature, as well as his own poetry and translations of other poets’ work.

The lecture takes place at 7pm in The Stripe, King Alfred Campus, University of Winchester, Sparkford Road, Winchester.

Comments

Socialism will never work. Greed will always prevail. Despite what Southy thinks, it will never work as Mr Orwell rightly penned.

Socialism will never work. Greed will always prevail. Despite what Southy thinks, it will never work as Mr Orwell rightly penned.forest hump

Socialism will never work. Greed will always prevail. Despite what Southy thinks, it will never work as Mr Orwell rightly penned.

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Dai Rear
8:48am Sun 8 Jun 14

One might say that since the prime function of the Archbishop of Canterbury is the exhort people to avoid evil lest they not enter eternal life, that speculating about its causes may suggest that he did not quite hit the job spec and, as is glaringly obvious, John Sentamu was the right man for it.

One might say that since the prime function of the Archbishop of Canterbury is the exhort people to avoid evil lest they not enter eternal life, that speculating about its causes may suggest that he did not quite hit the job spec and, as is glaringly obvious, John Sentamu was the right man for it.Dai Rear

One might say that since the prime function of the Archbishop of Canterbury is the exhort people to avoid evil lest they not enter eternal life, that speculating about its causes may suggest that he did not quite hit the job spec and, as is glaringly obvious, John Sentamu was the right man for it.

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Dai Rear
9:16am Sun 8 Jun 14

Solomon's Boot wrote…

He'll be able to speak his mind now he's no longer archbishop. Just like MPs when they leave the job! Shame they can't do it whilst employed, then we might get the real picture of who they are and what they represent!

I think it was obvious to all, that like any who wish for clerical preferment he expressed fairly hard socialist views which were very likely to be from the heart, there being a very sad culture of socialism west of the Usk.

[quote][p][bold]Solomon's Boot[/bold] wrote:
He'll be able to speak his mind now he's no longer archbishop. Just like MPs when they leave the job! Shame they can't do it whilst employed, then we might get the real picture of who they are and what they represent![/p][/quote]I think it was obvious to all, that like any who wish for clerical preferment he expressed fairly hard socialist views which were very likely to be from the heart, there being a very sad culture of socialism west of the Usk.Dai Rear

Solomon's Boot wrote…

He'll be able to speak his mind now he's no longer archbishop. Just like MPs when they leave the job! Shame they can't do it whilst employed, then we might get the real picture of who they are and what they represent!

I think it was obvious to all, that like any who wish for clerical preferment he expressed fairly hard socialist views which were very likely to be from the heart, there being a very sad culture of socialism west of the Usk.

Score: 1

Solomon's Boot
9:09am Sun 8 Jun 14

He'll be able to speak his mind now he's no longer archbishop. Just like MPs when they leave the job! Shame they can't do it whilst employed, then we might get the real picture of who they are and what they represent!

He'll be able to speak his mind now he's no longer archbishop. Just like MPs when they leave the job! Shame they can't do it whilst employed, then we might get the real picture of who they are and what they represent!Solomon's Boot

He'll be able to speak his mind now he's no longer archbishop. Just like MPs when they leave the job! Shame they can't do it whilst employed, then we might get the real picture of who they are and what they represent!

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skeptik
11:11am Sun 8 Jun 14

That word 'socialism' again - if we got rid of all socialist principles and worked on pay as you go - there would be more understanding of what socialism is - DM readers describe everyone and everything as socialist, Marxist or communist - most of them could be understudy for the caged one in the pet sketch - Monty Python. Is taxpayer subsidy of failing business socialist or do we call it something else - free market?

That word 'socialism' again - if we got rid of all socialist principles and worked on pay as you go - there would be more understanding of what socialism is - DM readers describe everyone and everything as socialist, Marxist or communist - most of them could be understudy for the caged one in the pet sketch - Monty Python. Is taxpayer subsidy of failing business socialist or do we call it something else - free market?skeptik

That word 'socialism' again - if we got rid of all socialist principles and worked on pay as you go - there would be more understanding of what socialism is - DM readers describe everyone and everything as socialist, Marxist or communist - most of them could be understudy for the caged one in the pet sketch - Monty Python. Is taxpayer subsidy of failing business socialist or do we call it something else - free market?

Score: -1

Dai Rear
2:35pm Sun 8 Jun 14

forest hump wrote…

Socialism will never work. Greed will always prevail. Despite what Southy thinks, it will never work as Mr Orwell rightly penned.

So true. Socialism is indeed greedy for your money-all of it.

[quote][p][bold]forest hump[/bold] wrote:
Socialism will never work. Greed will always prevail. Despite what Southy thinks, it will never work as Mr Orwell rightly penned.[/p][/quote]So true. Socialism is indeed greedy for your money-all of it.Dai Rear

forest hump wrote…

Socialism will never work. Greed will always prevail. Despite what Southy thinks, it will never work as Mr Orwell rightly penned.

So true. Socialism is indeed greedy for your money-all of it.

Score: 0

Dai Rear
1:12pm Sun 8 Jun 14

skeptik wrote…

That word 'socialism' again - if we got rid of all socialist principles and worked on pay as you go - there would be more understanding of what socialism is - DM readers describe everyone and everything as socialist, Marxist or communist - most of them could be understudy for the caged one in the pet sketch - Monty Python. Is taxpayer subsidy of failing business socialist or do we call it something else - free market?

Life of Brian- "you're talking about those schismatic socialists, Dai Rear. Wrong kind of socialism"
There is no "right kind"; I've lived on this planet long enough to know that.
In any event John Sentamu is far more inspiring than The Obscure Druid, isn't he?

[quote][p][bold]skeptik[/bold] wrote:
That word 'socialism' again - if we got rid of all socialist principles and worked on pay as you go - there would be more understanding of what socialism is - DM readers describe everyone and everything as socialist, Marxist or communist - most of them could be understudy for the caged one in the pet sketch - Monty Python. Is taxpayer subsidy of failing business socialist or do we call it something else - free market?[/p][/quote]Life of Brian- "you're talking about those schismatic socialists, Dai Rear. Wrong kind of socialism"
There is no "right kind"; I've lived on this planet long enough to know that.
In any event John Sentamu is far more inspiring than The Obscure Druid, isn't he?Dai Rear

skeptik wrote…

That word 'socialism' again - if we got rid of all socialist principles and worked on pay as you go - there would be more understanding of what socialism is - DM readers describe everyone and everything as socialist, Marxist or communist - most of them could be understudy for the caged one in the pet sketch - Monty Python. Is taxpayer subsidy of failing business socialist or do we call it something else - free market?

Life of Brian- "you're talking about those schismatic socialists, Dai Rear. Wrong kind of socialism"
There is no "right kind"; I've lived on this planet long enough to know that.
In any event John Sentamu is far more inspiring than The Obscure Druid, isn't he?

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